CRY America Newsletter Sep 2012

With your support, CRY America strives to create a world where all children have an equal opportunity to dream big and realize their dreams. The milestones that we have achieved in the last 10 years would not have been possible without you and the collective belief that together, we can transform the lives of children.

Click here to view the dreams of children like Sheetal, who was able to stay in school, pushing the boundaries of tradition that restricted her from traveling the distance. Today, she dreams of being a nurse, to give back to her community. Or Nitin, whose aspiration to become a doctor to care for the unhealthy stems from the change he has experienced in his community or Laxmi who wants to become a teacher, so she can encourage girls to go to school just like she does.

In our 10 year journey, you have helped 411,359 children like Sheetal, Nitin and Laxmi dream big. Thank you for making this possible. We hope you will continue to help us reach out to many more children.

With best wishes,

Shefali Sunderlal
President, CRY America

We need your vote for CRY America to win Chase Grant

CRY America needs your vote to win a Chase Community Grant between $10,000 and $25,000. We estimate that we will need atleast 5000 to win this grant. Your vote counts. Vote now!
Click here to go to the CRY America page on Chase Community Giving Facebook app and cast your vote for CRY America.
If you would like a step by step process to vote, click here.

Join the CRY Walk for Child Rights 2012

The upcoming CRY Walks for Child Rights 2012, will be held in Chicago on September 16th, New York on September 16th, Boston on September 22nd, Pittsburgh on September 23rd, Munster on October 14th, Bay Area on October 20th and Southern California on November 4th, 2012. The Walks, this year aim at raising awareness and funds in support of girl children and their right to education.
For more information,
click here.

Buy CRY Greeting Cards this festive season

For the upcoming festive season, buy CRY America cards. Celebrations and festivals are all about sharing joy and happiness. And, now you can extend this to the cause of underprivileged children too.
By buying these cards, you will ensure children go to school instead of work, have access to quality healthcare services, and be protected from exploitation and abuse.
To buy cards,
click here.

“My experience was great. I visited the SCSTEDS project (Slum Children Sports Talent and Education Development Society). Coming from the community that I live in, the visit was eye-opening. I was shocked at the poor living conditions in the Vysarpati slums of Chennai. There was little sanitation and many people looked malnourished...

...They started a great program helping at-risk youths stay out of trouble. The kids play football in their free time, and they really enjoy it. All of them are very talented, and it seemed to me that playing football encouraged them to focus on their studies. All were enthusiastic about learning and making a good life for themselves and others. I spent multiple days with the kids in the slum
...CRY's funding has allowed them to do this and more. In my visit, I learned that community has been strengthened by this project. CRY has supported a great cause, and I am glad that I was able to see it first hand."

My Occasion and CRY is an opportunity for you to share your special day with the cause of underprivileged children and enable lasting change in their lives.

To see examples of various occasions celebrated for the cause of child rights,
click here.

CRY DROPs – Direct Monthly Recurring Donation scheme

If you would like to donate to CRY America through our monthly donation program called CRY DROPs or learn more about it, pls click here.

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CRY America is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is driven by it's vision of a just world in which all children - regardless of their gender, class, caste, faith, color, race, physical and mental ability etc. - have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential and realize their dreams. With the support of over 2,000 volunteers and 17,000 donors, CRY America has impacted the lives of over 411,569 children living across 2,254 urban, rural and tribal communities.

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